- Posada, Sardinia
Infobox CityIT
official_name = Posada
name = Posada
region =Sardinia
province =Province of Nuoro (NU)
elevation_m = 37
area_total_km2 = 33.52
population_as_of = Dec. 2004
population_total = 2394
population_density_km2 = 71
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|40|38|N|9|43|E|type:city(2,394)_region:IT
frazioni =San Giovanni di Posada , Sas Murtas, Montelongu
telephone = 0784
postalcode = 08020
gentilic = posadini
saint =
day =
mayor =
website =
mapy = 9.7167
mapx = 40.6333Posada (
Latin : Pheronia [Barrington|48] or Feronia, and later Pausata) a "comune " (municipality) in theProvince of Nuoro in the Italian regionSardinia . The city sites on the coast of theTyrrhenian Sea . As of31 December 2004 , it had a population of 2,394 and an area of 33.52 km².All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical instituteIstat .]Posada borders the following municipalities:
Budoni ,Siniscola andTorpè .History
Within Posada's territory was the ancient city of Feronia or Pheronia, the foundation of which is ascribed to the Etruscan or
Nuragici people s, which contained a now lost temple to the Etruscan goddess Feronia.During the Roman period, the town's importance declined with the foundation of nearby
Portus Luguidonis .In the Middle Ages, Posada was main town of an historical district called "Baronia di Posada" or "Baronia Alta" (to be distinguished from Baronia Bassa or Baronia di Orosei/Galtelli'), on the Tyrrhenian coast of the island.
The ancient part of the town is in a spectacular position on the top of a hill, where it preserves a particular medieval historical center, with ruins of a
castle (Castello della Fava) and a square panoramic tower of the 13th century.The castle has been the equivalent of a holiday residence for the "Giudichessa"
Eleanor of Arborea , and was object of alternate possession by theGiudicato d'Arborea and theAragon , during the long fight before the Spanish conquest.The castle became then the seat of the Baron of Posada, a title and a
fief created in 1431 for Don Nicolò Carroz and formally ended in 1856, when it was finally bought by the kingdom of Sardinia (the last one of all Sardinian fiefs).References
External links
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* [http://www.regione.sardegna.it/ Official regional website in Italian]
* [http://www.regione.sardegna.it/inglese/index.htm Official regional website in English]
* [http://www.sarnow.com/sardinia/index.htm Webzine about Sardinia]
* [http://www.sardinianconnections.com/ Tourist information for Sardinia]
* [http://www.caseinposada.it/ Photo from Posada]
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